The healthcare sector has been modernising at a fast pace over the years by utilising new technology in carrying out medical activities with increased accuracy. Despite the outbreak of Covid-19 which massively disrupted the day-to-day life of people across the globe, technology has been developing at a much faster pace to help the healthcare sector. […]
HPE acquires cloud intelligence platform CloudPhysics
HPE has doubled down on its commitment to data-driven insights with the acquisition of cloud analysis platform provider CloudPhysics, as well as the release of its new Software-Defined Opportunity Engine (SDOE). The acquisition adds CloudPhysics’ SaaS-based, data-driven platform for analysis of on-premises and cloud setups, bringing detailed insights to customers and partners across most IT environments, the […]
A cable company will provide free Wi-Fi and devices to 20 Oakland community centers
Comcast contributed $100,000, 1,000 laptops, and free internet for a year to students and families in need who live in the Northern California city. Image: iStock/Inside Creative House In an announcement on Thursday afternoon, Comcast said its large donation to the City of Oakland Parks, Recreation and Youth Development in Oakland, California is part of […]
Get started with network penetration testing for beginners
A key fact to know about network penetration testing for beginners: If an organization pays someone to try to break into its network, it typically wants that person to find either zero or myriad faults. Organizations commonly invest in network penetration testing for compliance, either because testing is mandated or to ensure the network has […]
Advice on how to learn network penetration testing skills
The saying, “If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it,” doesn’t necessarily line up with the idea of network penetration testing, where a tester breaks into something typically to fix it. Understanding that foundational aspect is critical to learn network penetration testing skills. While pen testing benefits various systems, networks are especially critical to secure and […]
Demystifying cloud economics
Migrating to the cloud is an evolution, and it’s important to think differently about how you consume resources. As you’re building a business case in your organization, it’s critical to step back and understand the cloud’s key constructs and transform your mindset. It starts by having a conversation about today versus tomorrow and what is possible in […]
HPE’s new business unit aims to fuel enterprise 5G adoption
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has unveiled a new organisation that aims to help telcos and enterprises take advantage of the wide range of opportunities offered by the 5G market. The newly-formed Communications Technology Group (CTG) was created by combining HPE’s Telco Infrastructure team with its Communications & Media Solutions (CMS) software arm. The latter alone has generated more […]
Cisco issues 3 critical warnings around ACI, NS-OX security holes
Cisco has issued three security advisories rated “critical” for some of its high-end software systems—two aimed at its Application Services Engine (ASE) implementation and one at the NX-OS operating system. The most concerning warning came for Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Multi-Site Orchestrator (MSO) installed with the ASE which was rated a worse-case scenario, 10 […]
Compare Azure DevOps vs. GitHub for CI/CD pipelines
Microsoft Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions serve similar purposes with similar feature sets, which begs the question: Why would Microsoft support two overlapping products, and which one should your IT team choose? Azure DevOps was making strides as the de facto CI/CD tool offered by Microsoft and was widely used by the enterprise community. But […]
Hamburg deploys oneM2M smart city standards to go greener
Whether one is dealing with a manufacturing plant or a smart city, the architecture of a distributed Internet of Things (IoT) system depends on several design considerations, says Ingo Freise, software architect at Deutsche Telekom. One is the ability to combine legacy sub-systems, such as a final-assembly cell, with greenfield deployments such as an image […]